Assembler-slide brake.



@Ff BUFFALO NEW YORK? f' AS'SEMBLRQ-SLID;BRAKE.

fBe it Lleie'wn that I, LEE F, sMYj'TH, efeiu:

`'zen `of the United States','lesidingY at Buffalo,

in the vcounty of Erie and Stateof New York, have invented anew and useful Improvement. in Assembler-Slide Brakes forl Lino- I types-Meeuw. of what: the feuewmg :is a

' specification'.

' vmovement of the assembler-slide of a lin'otyp'el This mventienreiaeete efbreke'deergned" more especially for restraining thefo'rward l[machine while the line of matrices is' belng l "assembled in the stick. 'ordinarilyfconstructed `such brakes consist off'a; rock arm or 'lever carrying brake lugsor-j aws arranged to grip the `assembler-slide atdiagonally-o positepoints, so thatwhenfthebrake stan s e y perpendicular. to the slide Vit releases the same,\ While when position it iirmly grips t its displacement.

at an angle4 to that e slide and revents b'le, it s gripping points 'o'r edges must be comp 'aratlvely 'shar and" when the bearingbe replaced' by a new one.`

5 points of the -or mary brake becoinedull or lunt thebiake losesitsefiiciency and 'must Qneofthe objects rof'rny invention is to provide thebrake with a" plurality of beari ing points .or edges which can be brought into 3o yoredge to `bereadilyreplaced by 'a sha.y

and correspondmgly lengthening thehfe of u seone at altime, thusenabling 'a worn point One the brake.

4e A se'mbling mechanism'fof a linotype machine l'constn'uctio'n of the means lorv regu tensionof the brakespring,

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- Furtherobijects ofv the 'inventionlaref to providev the brake with 'means for i`acilitat` ing,its--manual"release and to .imI rove the ating the 1 1h' eef-empate. meeste-11 is a fragmentary front elevation of ,t e as- 'embodymg'thejirnproved brake.` Fig. y2 is a detachedpersp'ective view of the brake. Fig. 'e 3 is `anirregular longitudinal'section thereof.

Fig. 4 is a cross-section in line 44, Fig. 3. Fig.

-5 is a detail'view of the adjustable bracket to which the=brakees`prin is attached. fFig. 6

i is vafpers ective vview vtion ofgt ebrake.. i 5Cv o a modified construc- Similar letters of 'reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several'views.

j A isithe frame which supportsthe assemblingv mechanism of the' linotype machine,

y B the'c'asing containing the customary matrixl` specificati@ ef Lettere 1 e.te'm'. .pplicationled Hai-eh v30111905.

To renderfthe bra elreliaf.

have sharp F'bhutes, (notishowm) the assembler-slide .which receives the matrices frornf-the chutes.

'.ployjedin-the Wellknown Mergenthaler ma- I* yD indicates the brake lwhich` coperates 'usual study dj, projecting from the'frame A `,b'el'o'wtheslide C, so as to ingilengthwise 0f thefslide'. automatically releasin thebrake preparatory' to advancing the s ide for delivering the `line of matrices to the elevator. `In the coristruction shown 'this member carries a setlscrew e, which bears upon the' usualrockarm e of thev brake.

vided `above and below the y assembler-s ide =of the slide, as sho'Wnjin Fig. 1Q .'The blocks corners which form the gripping edges-of the brake,- and one.or, botholf the blocks arel rotatably or reversibly` secured to 1 thi-'L brake-body,v so that when one s et of corners 'changed to resenta new orsharp set to the the drawingsthe upper/ block fis secured yto the body o i lar fastening member adarrted to pass through either of two holes 71,l h,'w "ch extend through kthis construction when a Lcorner of. theu replaced i byfa new one by simply loosening the fastening-screw s uliciently to release 'the arluarter-turn and `againsecuring it in place. serviceable, theblock is given another quarthe same endbf the block become worn. By thenreversing the block end for end the ref mainingfour sharp corners may be 'successively'brought into use lin the manner above described. j 'This upper reversible vblock/'or edges or corners insteadof the single edge afbe capable of rock? slide.' In t e preferred construction shown in' thebrake by a screw g or. simi-`r vthe blockv atfrightanglesto each other'. Bv,"

perblockbecomes dull from wear itis readi y..

enthelastnamed corner. becomes un-j ter-turn, andso on until the four 'corners at.

" Patenten nieren 2o, 19Go.

,This slide maybe of ordinary construction and f is guided and reciprocated by any suitable or i customary' means .v-for example, .that ernwiththe "slide and which is mounted on the is thecus'tomary actuating member for i l. i

The-body, er mein erm ofthe-brake is) ie: f

',75 with brake blocksorshoes f f', which are adapted tobear at diagonally op osite points or corners against the lupper'anv lower edgesbecome worn the position of the blocks can be 1 i i f 9s block fromthe brake-body, giving the blockl e i oo "ifordedby the 'upperlug or jaw of the assemi les shoe thus Vfurnishesfelght dlfferent grip'pmg 1 body is provided with `a stop-fiange i, against which the upper side of the block abuts.

The lower brake-block f is reversibly secured to the front side of the brake-body,

. preferably by a screw passing threugh a longitudinal slot k of the block. Willen the active upper corner of this block becomes worn, the opposite sharp corner is brought into position to replace the worn one by simply releasing the block and reversing it. When both corners of this lower block become worn, they may be resharpened by removing the' block, filing its front end, and replacing the block. The slot of the block permits the same to be adjusted toward the upper block to compensate for the removed stock. In order to revent swiveling or turning of the slotted b ock when its lower end is out of contact with the shoulder l near the lower end of the brake-body, said block is provided on its front and rear sides with stop-lugs m m, located on opposite sides of its slot. One or the other of these lugs projects into a longitudinal slot m in the brake-body, according to the position of the block, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4. These stop-lugs while preventing lateral displacement of the block permit its adjustrnent relative to the upper block.

While greatly prolonging the life of the brake, theimprovement has the further advantage that when the brake is once attached to the machine itlneed not be removed, as the adjustment and change of position of the blocks can be readily effected without disturbing the brake-body.

N is the customary spring for yieldingly holding the brake in engagement with the assembler-slide. Onel end of this spring is secured to the upper end of the brake, while its opposite end is attached to an ear n, projecting forwardly from a bracket or plate o. This bracket is adjustably secured to the frame A by a set-screw o', passing through a horizontal slot o2 in the bracket, or by other suitable means, so that upon loosening the screw the bracket can be adjusted to regulate the tension of the spring N, as required. The bracket is preferab y provided with an upwardly-extending lug or finger-piece 03 for conveniently shiftin it when loosened.

As shown in the rawings, the brake may ybe provided at' its upper end with a forwardly-- projecting finger-piece p, by which it can be conveniently released by hand. 'Ifl desired, other means may be employed for preventing the slotted block V,from swiveling on its fastening-screw. For example, the raised lower portion of the brake-body may be provided at both sides with stop-lugs i', which overlap the opposite side of sai 1. A brake having a shoe or gripping mem-` ber adapted to engage one side of a part to be restrained, a block or shoe provided with a plurality of gripping edges adapted to engage the opposite side of said part, and means for securing said block in different positions, subl stantially as set forth.

.Z. A brake having a shoe or gripping memi ber adapted to engage one side of a part to be restrained, a reversible block or shoe provided on different portions thereof with gripping edges adapted to engage the opposite side of said part, and means for securing said shoe in place, substantially as set forth.

35A brake comprising a body having a shoe or gripping member adaptedto engage one side of a part to be restrained, a block or shoe having a plurality of gripping-surfaces adapted to engage the opposite side of said part, a fastening member for said block passing through the same, and a stop for preventing turning of said block on its fastening means, substantially as set forth.

4. A brake comprising a body provided with a stop-fiange, a block or shoe abutting against said flange and having a plurality of gripping edges adapted to engage one side of a part to be restrained, fastening means for said block, and a second gripping member also mounted on the brake-body and adapted to engage the opposite side of said part, substantially as set forth.

5. A brake comprising a body having a shoe or gripping member adapted to engage one side of a part to be restrained, a block or shoe having a plurality of gripping edges adapted to engage the opposite side of said part and rovided with screw-holes passing through (ifferent sides of the block, and a fasteningscrew adapted to pass through either of said holes into the brake-body, su stantially as set forth.

6. A brake comprising a body having a shoe or gripping member adapted to engage one side of a part to be restrained, a block adjustable relatively to said shoe and having a plurality of gripping ed es adapted to engage il part, and means for securing said block in different positions, substantially as set forth.

7. A brake comprising a body having a longitudinal slot, spaced shoes or blocks mounted on the body and adapted to engage opposite sides of a part to be restrained, one o said blocks being reversible and having a longitudinal slot and provided on opposite Sio IIO

' sang-651"` 'e f sides with stop-lugs eithei ofwhohis a'xdsptf ling s logtdiI-ial slot'r 'and a fi.*nge-pieee,v af

f ed to engage the slot of the brake-body, andv vsetscrew passing through said slot and a.v s fasteng men'nberl passing through the slot spring f'zonne'ctng-l aid body with the bracket, of the reversible blookinto the v,bleke-body, substantially as set forth. l

t Y I5 t 5 ysubstahtally as set/forth. "Witness my ha'rnd this 25th day of March,A

' l8. A11 sssembler-slide brake earryn "19.05.

' spacedfgrppng shoesv or blocks andprovide f at its upper end with aforwardlyextending n 'finger-pledge, substantallyras set forth. Witnesses:

1o 'Y 9.I `An assembler-slide,brake,`comprising j 0. F: GEYER,

' beoyay having gripping ges, a bracket hay-'- j yE.2M.fmHAM. n s

' LEE FSMYTE 

